Calotes emma Gray, 1845

Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Naithani, Archana, Pawangkhanant, Parinya & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2025, Lizard survey of Ko Pha-gnan in the Surat Thani Province, Thailand, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 154712-e 154712 : e154712-

Calotes emma Gray, 1845

Forest lizard.

Distribution

Twenty-six individuals of this species were detected most often in forested habitat. This species was detected on 10 occasions in two of the thirteen human disturbed forest transects and 15 occasions in five of the eleven National Park forest transects. Similarly to C. versicolor , this species was also most often detected at the edge of vegetation between 30 cm and 150 cm.

Notes

This species is phenotypically similar to C. versicolor . Most notable differentiating characteristics are the presence of granular scales in front of the fore-limb (front arm folds) and presence of a post-orbital spine (spike behind the eye) (Fig. 4 ). Generally brown in colouration, breeding males exhibit bolder colouration during the breeding season. This species has a diet consisting of a variety of insects and other invertebrates ( Meesook et al. 2016).

Figures

Figure 4. Agamidae lizards. A Calotes versicolor; B Calotes emma with evident post-ocular spine; C Calotes emma (photo credit: James Covert); D Draco maculatus (photo credit: Ton Smits); E Leiolepis belliana.